Environment

The hyena “dubba” is a striped hyena that is still present in some parts of Egypt, but the population is…

LAGOS, Nigeria — An oil spill near the coast of Nigeria is likely the worst to hit those waters in…

Red palm weevils, tiny insects that burrow into palm trunks and devour the trees from within, are becoming a nuisance…

Smoke from three Fayoum factories officially inaugurated last October by Egypt's de-facto ruler Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi is creating an…

Water is potentially a matter of conflict and death as well as life in the Arab region, which is why…

ILIGAN, Philippines — As a storm that killed more than 530 in the southern Philippines raged outside the store where…

For decades, protecting sharks has been one of the most frustrating challenges facing Egyptian conservationists. Many species, such as hammerheads,…

In some of the world's poorest and most densely populated slums, buildings can be built so close to one another…

A project that could add 22 percent to Egypt’s natural gas supply is one year behind schedule because local residents…

The bitter gourd, alternatively called the balsam pear, is a tropical and subtropical vine widely grown in Asia, Africa and…